Today's News

The city council has given its approval for the city of Glenwood to purchase the former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints building on the northeast corner of the intersection of Sharp and Vine St.

A first-degree murder charge was filed Monday against a 35-year-old Glenwood man in connection with the death of his infant son.

In October, Jason Mathew Curtis was initially charged with child endangerment, neglect of a dependent person and willful injury after investigators from the Glenwood Police Department and Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation determined he was responsible for the July 14 death of his 5-month-old son, Jackson.

A first-degree murder charge was filed Monday against a 35-year-old Glenwood man in connection with the death of his infant son.

In October, Jason Mathew Curtis was initially charged with child endangerment, neglect of a dependent person and willful injury after investigators from the Glenwood Police Department and Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation determined he was responsible for the July 14 death of his 5-month-old son, Jackson.

Fremont-Mills football coach Jeremy Christiansen was careful not to use the word “revenge” in describing his team's 69-26 thrashing of the team that eliminated his Knights in last year's state semifinals.

Longtime Glenwood resident Sybil Finken has been elected to lead VOR, a national advocacy organization for people with intellectual disabilities. She will serve as the organization’s co-President, through June, with Ann Knighton from Augusta, Ga.

The Iowa Department of Transportation expects the construction cones and barricades along an 8-mile stretch of Interstate 29 in Mills County will be removed in the next week.

The opening of the northbound lanes of I-29 last week eliminated a crossover and head-to-head traffic in the southbound lane west of Glenwood. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane until restriping is completed.

The East Mills football team got a crucial fourth down stop on defense to hold its lead in the final minutes of a 42-36 second-round victory over Glidden-Ralston in the state Eight-man playoffs Monday.